tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494084576166199985.post5848609614917491273..comments2015-07-22T23:27:41.890-06:00Comments on Indie Radicals: Romney Doubles-Down on Foreign Policy Critique..and Falls Flat on his FaceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01826312423442122732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494084576166199985.post-35544778832021464652012-09-16T00:20:29.898-06:002012-09-16T00:20:29.898-06:00Well, contrary to the "conventional" wis...Well, contrary to the "conventional" wisdom being floated around that Romney's rather haphazard step into Foreign Policy may have cost him the election (most recent Bill Maher), I disagree. Did this whole thing hurt his campaign? Yes, but foreign policy was never a huge issue in this election and unless the situation in the Mideast gets even worse FP will eventually fade to the background. That's not to say he is assured victory either. After the DNC Obama came out with a decent lead and according to the polls taken in the last week, the events of the Mideast hasn't moved the polls much. The likely reason for this is because of how polarized this election is. Therefore, true ObamaHaters have all resolutely backed Romney is initial statements and Obama's supporters equally stated Romney's initial statements cost him the election. The real question IMHO is whether this foray was an attempt to be bold (perhaps attempting to replicate Reagan's success of using foreign policy against Carter after the Iran Hostage Crisis) or simply him jumping into something he aught not have. Regardless, Romney's campaign desperately needs a KO issue to hammer Obama with because simply for all the conservatives bluster about Obama being so rubbish (some of which is true), "their man" can't seem to pull ahead of him convincingly in the polls. So as terrible as Obama supposedly is, all that anger and hatred towards him has only propelled Romney to a statistical dead-heat with the President. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01826312423442122732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494084576166199985.post-56685567628229100142012-09-15T22:13:42.746-06:002012-09-15T22:13:42.746-06:00How bad do you think this will hurt his campaign?How bad do you think this will hurt his campaign?Dannoreply@blogger.com